Soft White Chocolate Chip Gingerbread Cookies

These are not your typical gingerbread cookies because these are soft white chocolate chip gingerbread cookies that you will crave for days.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Cooling Time5

Total Time25

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Best Christmas cookie recipe, Favorite family recipe, Gingerbread cookies, Soft and chewy ginger cookies

Servings:

Calories: 182kcal

Equipment

2 Baking Sheets
Medium Mixing Bowl
Large Mixing Bowl
Rubber spatula
Cooling Racks

Ingredients

2¼ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup butter softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 Tablespoon water
¼ cup molasses
2 cups white chocolate chips
¼ cup sugar for rolling dough

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a medium bowl, sift flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt together; set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and one cup sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in egg, then stir in water and molasses.
Fold in flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt and mix until well combined.
Fold in white chocolate chips.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls, roll in sugar and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 7-10 minutes.
Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack.

Notes

While you definitely do not have to use white chocolate chips, they add a depth of flavor to these cookies, and of course, chocolate (enough said). However, you can also switch them out for your favorite chocolate chips, or omit them altogether.

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